Education
The Michael C. Carlos Museum celebrates twenty years of providing exceptional summer programs in which children and teenagers explore the human impulse to create works of art. Camp Carlos offers participants imaginative and innovative opportunities to explore the ways in which people throughout time and across cultures have created works of art. All sessions of camp include studio activities with some of Atlanta's best practicing visual artists, and visits to the Carlos Museum galleries, where campers learn from artists of the ancient world.
Click here to download the Camp Carlos registration form.
Griffons, Gorgons, and Sirens, Oh My!June 3-7 (7-9 year olds)-FULL-No longer accepting registrations for this session
June 10-14 (10-12 year olds)-FULL-No longer accepting registrations for this session
Create a menagerie of ancient monsters inspired by works in the Greek and Roman collections and depicted in the wildly popular Percy Jackson and the Olympians and Heroes of Olympus book series by Rick Riordan! Through drawing, painting, and sculpting, artist Cathy Amos will guide children as they make monsters and hear some of the original stories from the ancient Greeks and selections from Rick Riordan’s books.
The Classical Figure (two week session)June 17-21 and June 24-28 (13-17 years)-Spaces available
Drawing the human figure realistically has long been the benchmark of a master artist. For hundreds of years, artists looked to Greek and Roman sculpture to learn about proportion and musculature as they rendered the human form in drawings and paintings. Atlanta artist and teacher Devora Reiss will teach classical figure drawing in this two-week session. During the first week, teens will make small studies with a variety of traditional materials including charcoal, conte crayon, and oil paint as well as creating plaster casts of heads, hands, and feet. Using clothed models who will take the postures of selected works from Carlos Museum Greek and Roman collections, teens will focus on the whole figure during the second week.
To Weave for the SunJuly 8-12 (7-9 year olds)-FULL-No longer accepting registrations for this session
July 15-19 (10-12 year olds)-Spaces available
The Inka believed that the highest form of weaving was created for the sun, which they considered the greatest of the celestial powers. Woven works were made of hand-spun threads colored with natural dyes and sometimes embellished with stitching to form images of monkeys, birds, and other creatures from the natural world. Artist and weaver Paula Vester, one of the founding members of the Peachtree Handspinners Guild, will work with campers to create decorative textiles using the silky fibers of the llama and alpaca and natural dyes made from the cochineal bug, indigo, and other natural materials available in the ancient world. Campers will practice carding, drop spinning, and finger weaving, as well as knotting and loom techniques, to fashion their own woven pieces, which will be embellished with embroidery. Campers will also visit the Museum’s Parsons Conservation Lab to discover more about the sophisticated weaving techniques of the ancient Americas.
Puppet Maker: Animating and ArticulatingJuly 22-26 (7-9 year olds)-No longer accepting registrations for this session
July 29-August 2 (10-12 year olds)-Spaces available
For thousands of years people have animated objects, puppets, as a way to entertain others and as part of ceremonies and rituals. Africa has a long tradition of creating puppets to be used in performances for the community, poking fun and reminding people how to behave. Inspired by African puppets in the Carlos Museum collection from the secret Ekon society, children will use wood, raffia, paint, and their limitless imaginations to create and animate puppets with Atlanta artist Ana Vizurraga.
Click here to download the Camp Carlos registration form.
If you are interested in becoming a Carlos Museum member please visit the website at carlos.emory.edu/join or call 404.727.2623.
Camp hours are Monday through Friday, 9 am to 3 pm. Aftercare is available from 3 to 5 pm. Camp sessions are $185 per week for Carlos Museum members; $225 per week for non-members. Camp Carlos offers a 10% discount to families registering more than one child from the same family. Aftercare is available Monday through Friday from 3 to 5 pm for an additional $60. For more information please call 404.727.0519.
All courses and workshops are aligned with Georgia's Performance Standards. To register, contact Julie Green by email at jgree09@emory.edu or by phone at 404-727-2363. Unless otherwise noted, cost for workshops is $7 for Museum members; $10 for non-members.
Thursday, March 7
5pm, Tate Room
The Inka in Pictures: An Exploration of Guaman Poma de Ayala's El primer nueva corónica y buen gobierno (1615/1616)
Andi McKenzie, Assistant Curator of Works on Paper, introduces teachers to the fascinating manuscript created by Don Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala (ca. 1535-after 1616), a Quechua-speaking administrator who detailed the history of the Inka from their mythohistorical creation stories through colonial times. The manuscript includes over 400 line drawings, in which Guaman Poma details agricultural ceremonies, categories of Inka people, the genealogical history of Inka rulers, and huacas (objects or places that held sacred significance). Ms. McKenzie will explore connections between objects in the reinstallation of the Ancient American galleries and drawings in the manuscript, and discuss how this important document has shaped our view of the Andean people.
THIS WORKSHOP HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED
Ancient Glass Technology: Where, When and How?
Due to some exciting changes in the Museum's Ancient Near Eastern Galleries, the glass collection must be temporarily removed, thus, this workshop and the related Hot Hot Hot Glassmaking with Janke Studios will be rescheduled for the fall. Check back for the new fall date.
The Office of Educational Programs offers innovative and engaging workshops in which children and their families explore the collections and exhibitions at the Museum. Through in-gallery experiences and art projects, children learn about the arts and cultures of the world.
Sunday, March 17-FULL-No longer accepting registrations
2 pm, Tate Room
Olla Ceramic Decoration Children’s Workshop
In the American Southwest, Native Americans created unglazed pots known as ollas which were used for storing water and cooking. Contemporary Native American artists have continued this traditional form to make highly decorated ollas as works of art. Richly patterned ollas can be found in the Melion-Clum Collection of Modern Southwestern Pottery in the newly reinstalled Art of the Americas galleries. Ceramic artist Ana Vizurraga will teach children how to create highly decorated geometric patterns on their own ollas in this afternoon workshop.
For ages 10 and up. Fee: $12 for Carlos Museum members; $15 for non-members. Registration is required by calling 404.727.0519.
Sunday, March 24-FULL-No longer accepting registrations
2 pm, Tate Room
Tibetan Opera Mask Children’s Workshop
Tibetan folk musician Techung will tell the story of the masked guardians of the water who perform a traditional dance, Ngonpa Rigna, to purify and bless the stage before the beginning of a Tibetan opera. After the story, children will make a Tibetan guardian mask. This workshop is in conjunction with the performance of the Tibetan opera Sukyi Nyima (Radiant as the Sun) on April 6 at Cannon Chapel.
For ages 8 to 12. Fee: $12 for Carlos Museum members; $15 for non-members. Registration is required by calling 404-727-0519.
Friday, March 29-FULL-No longer accepting reservations
6:30-8:30 pm ongoing, Tate Room
Tibetan Sand Painting Children’s Workshop
In this drop-in activity, children of all ages are invited to observe the Tibetan monks of Drepung Loseling Monastery at work on the sand mandala in the Reception Hall and then create
their own personal multi-colored sand paintings using traditional copper tools and brightly colored sand in the Tate Room. This program is free and open to the public.
Sunday, April 28
Session 1, 1:30-2:30 pm, Tate Room (5-7 years old)
Session 2, 3-5 pm, Tate Room (8-12 years old)
Flying Shaman Kite Children’s Workshop
A common sensation of a shaman in a trance state is one of flying. The Nasca of ancient Peru are renowned for their depictions of flying shamans on textiles and ceramic vessels. Children will explore these images in the new galleries and then create flying shaman kites inspired by the Nasca images. Session 1 is for ages 5 to 7; Session 2 is for ages 8 to 12. Fee: $12 for
Carlos Museum members; $15 for non-members. Registration is required by calling 404-727-0519.
Sunday, May 5-FULL-No longer accepting reservations for this workshop
2 pm, Tate Room
Pyro-Engraving Children’s Workshop
FULL-No longer accepting reservations for this workshop
With a tradition reaching back thousands of years in the Andes, pyro-engraved gourds are still made today in Peru. Birds, fish, and complex patterns are rendered on the surface using wood-burning tools. Artist Pam Beagle-Daresta explores animal imagery from ancient Peru in the new galleries, and then teaches kids and their adult companions to pyro-engrave the
surface of a gourd. For ages 8 to 12 with accompanying adult. Fee: $12 for Carlos Museum members; $15 for non-members. Registration is required by calling 404-727-0519.
Tuesday, June 11 and Wednesday, June 12, 2013
9 am - 3 pm
Reception Hall
Dr. Gay Robins, Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor of Art History at Emory University, introduces K-12 teachers to ancient Egyptian culture and the concept of magic. Through lecture and in-gallery study, Dr. Robins will introduce magic and its relationship to religion, the funerary arts, materials and transformation. Teachers will learn to make faience, the self glazing silica-wear found in Egyptian jewelry, shabtis, and amulets, and explore the significance of its blue-green color.
One PLU credit.
For information, or to register, contact Julie Green at 404.727.2363 or jgree09@emory.edu. Fee: $40 for Museum members; $50 for non-members.
The Science Behind Art Conservation
Monday July 8-Friday July 12,2013 9 am-4pm
This workshop will explore the science behind current techniques in art conservation, using examples from the Michael C. Carlos Museum collection. Staff from the Carlos and Emory’s Center for Science Education will demonstrate classroom activities developed by a high school teaching- fellow and provide you with problem-based learning techniques. These PBL’s will be used to customize the activities to your students' needs and interests. Participants will explore the chemistry and biology behind: solubility of adhesives, copper corrosion, pigment identification, textile fiber microscopy, salt migration in ceramics, insect characterization, water-logged wood, and the acidity of paper. The workshop includes guided time to develop your ideas into at least two lesson plans that incorporate the activities.
Eligible participants will be teaching high school chemistry and/or biology in 2014-2015. Preference will be given to public schools and those serving students with high percentage of free and reduced lunch. Participants will receive a stipend of $500 for attending the 5-day workshop and developing inquiry-based lessons that incorporate art conservation activities, and an additional $300 for implementing the lessons, submitting final lesson documents, and completing all evaluation forms. Lunch and parking passes are provided.
To register, complete the online registration before the deadline: April 1, 2013, 11:59 pm.
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/EmorySciArt
Questions? Contact Mr. Jordan Rose (jordan.rose@emory.edu, 404-712-9242).
When ancient art, great stories, and inquisitive children are brought together something exciting happens and young imaginations flourish! This program is for children three to five years old accompanied by a parent or other adult. Once a month on select Saturdays, children will be able to sit in the galleries surrounded by works of art and hear stories of ancient Greece, Egypt, Asia, and the Americas. After the story, children and their companions will move to the Tate Room to create works of art or participate in activities based on the story and the cultures represented in our collections.
For ages 3 to 5 years and accompanying adults. These programs are free but a reservation is required by calling 404.727.0519.
Saturday, March 16
10 am, Art of the Americas Galleries
Artful Stories
Coyote, the trickster, is the subject of traditional Native American stories across much of North America. Coyote: A Trickster Tale from the American Southwest, reveals what happens when Coyote decides
he wants to fly like the crows. After the story, explore the patterns of southwestern pottery in the Art of the Americas galleries and make a mobile of Coyote trying to fly with the crows. For ages 3–5 and accompanying adults. This program is free, but a reservation is required by calling 404-727-0519.
Saturday, April 20
10 am, Asian Galleries
Artful Stories
Sweet, lovable, and sometimes mischievous, the elephant-headed Ganesh is one of the most well known of the Hindu gods. Find out how Ganesh’s duty to his mother, Parvati, and her devotion to him ultimately ensures that love and compassion will restore the balance of the universe. Meet the Carlos Museum’s Ganesh, a recent acquisition, and enjoy a beautiful array of sweet treats to celebrate his arrival! For ages 3 to 5 years and accompanying adults. These programs are free, but a reservation is required by calling 404.727.0519.
Saturday, May 4
10 am, Art of the Americas Galleries
Artful Stories
The Quechua people of Peru say that during ancient times, before the coming of the god Viracocha, this world reached a point at which it was about to end. So begins Llama and the Great Flood, a story from the Andean people of ancient Peru, about a llama whose dream helps save the world. After looking at images of llamas in the Art of the Americas, participants will make sarsillu—tassels made from colorful yarn that decorate the ears of llamas in the Andes. For ages 3 to 5 years and accompanying adults. These programs are free, but a reservation is required by calling 404.727.0519.
This program is made possible in part by a grant from the Bloomingdale's Fund of the Macy's Foundation.
The Carlos Museum offers an exciting series of chamber music concerts for children and families performed by The Emory Chamber Music Society of Atlanta and special guest artists. Family concerts are a wonderful way to introduce children of all ages to chamber music in the intimate space of the Carlos Museum's Reception Hall. Concerts last for approximately one hour. For dates and times for specific concerts, please visit the Museum's online calendar of events.
Sunday, April 21, 4 pm
Reception Hall
“Atlanta’s Young Artists”- some of the area’s finest pre-college musicians perform on this exciting annual showcase of what talent and hard work combined can accomplish, even at a young age.
Family Concerts at the Carlos Museum are made possible through the generous financial support of the Christian Humann Foundation.
The Michael C. Carlos Museum welcomes school groups to explore the Museum's collections and special exhibitions with members of the Museum's Docent Guild.
To schedule a guided tour, download the new Tour Reservation Request Form, which can be filled out and returned to the Museum by email to nwest@emory.edu or by fax to 404-727-4292. Once your tour request form is received, you will be contacted by Office of Educational Programs staff to confirm your tour. Your tour is not confirmed simply by submiting the request form, but only when you have received an email confirmation and invoice.
Need help funding transportation for a Museum visit?
A generous member of the Carlos Museum's Advisory Board has given funding to support the cost of bus transportation to the Museum for Title I schools. K-12 teachers may receive up to $300 towards the cost of bus transportation. Contact Julie Green at 404.727.2363 or jgree09@emory.edu to apply. Funding will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis.
Tour Times: Tours are offered Tuesday through Friday at 10 a.m., 11 a.m., and noon.
Group Size: Maximum number is 65 students per hour. Grade levels larger than 65 may schedule back to back tours. Length of Tour: 50 minutes.
Length of Tours: 50 minutes.
Chaperones: One per every ten students required.
Fees: Visits are $6 per student. One chaperone for every ten students is free. Additional adults are $7 each.
Confirmation: You will receive an email confirming your tour date and time and invoicing you for payment.
Directions: Directions to the Museum and Parking Information.
Self-guided tours
Teachers who wish to guide their own groups are welcome to do so. Please remember that self-guided groups must also be scheduled in advance to avoid overcrowding in the galleries.
5 pm, Reception Hall
Art of the Americas: The New Galleries Evening for Educators
K-12 teachers are invited to enjoy wine and hors d’oeuvres, tour the new installation of the Art of the Americas, and hear an introduction to the collection by Rebecca Stone, Masse-Martin/NEH Distinguished Professor of Art History at Emory University and faculty curator of the Art of the Americas collection. This collection will feature for the first time a gallery of native North American art titled Walking in the Footsteps of our Ancestors, the Melion-Clum Collection of Modern Southwestern Pottery. The Bookshop will offer a 10% discount for teachers this night only. RSVP to jgree09@emory.edu
Fall 2013, TBA
Thanks to the generosity of the Ceres Foundation and to the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation, the Carlos is pleased to offer family guides to our Greek and South Asian collections. Featuring die-cut images of objects in the collection, lively text, and quotes from ancient sources, these collectable guides make exploring the galleries fun for children as they search for the featured objects and discover more about them.The guides are available at no charge at the Reception Desk on Level One.
Thursday, April 18
Noon – 3 pm
The NEW American Galleries
Explore the NEW Americas galleries with Maya, Andean and Inka cultures and, for the first time, native North American artwork in Walking in the Footsteps of Our Ancestors: The Melion-Clum Collection of Modern Southwestern Pottery. Visitors may tour the galleries with Museum Docents, and participate in a creative drams workshop, the Hero Twins and the Popol Vuh. Fee: $8 per visitor. Age 5 and younger are free.
Space is limited and registration is required by contacting Julie Green at 404.727.2363 or jgree09@emory.edu.
Thanks to the generosity of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Carlos Museum offers two paid summer internships for Emory University students. Graduate and undergraduate students with strong interest in and aptitude for museum work may gain experience during the summer term to augment their academic program. This summer, two interns will be selected by a committee of Museum staff and faculty advisors. The internships are ten weeks in length, forty hours per week, and students are paid $5,000.
One Andrew W. Mellon Internship is available during the academic year, with students working approximately 10 hours per week and also receiving a $5,000 stipend. This summer's internships will begin Monday, May 20 and conclude on August 2, 2012, though some flexibility in scheduling is possible.
2012-13 projects include:
Working with Curator of Works on Paper, Margaret Shufeldt, on the organization of a large temporary exhibition, Antichità, Teatro, Magnificenza: Renaissance and Baroque Images of Rome, which is opening at the Museum at the end of August. Duties will be many and various: research for labels, assisting with the publication of a small catalogue, helping to install the works in the show, etc. This is an opportunity to learn all the aspects of working in a museum. Knowledge of Italian is very desirable.
Working with Professor of Art History Sarah McPhee on a three-dimensional digital reconstruction of Rome in the final quarter of the seventeenth century. The project is grounded in the celebrated bird’s-eye view map of Giovanni Battista Falda, published in 1676, which subsumes the fine detail of over 300 etched views of the city made by the young artist. The composite image shows the urban fabric in exquisite visual detail, allowing the patient viewer to stroll the streets, count the windows in facades, and distinguish deciduous trees from evergreens. The project envisioned here is to transform Falda’s two-dimensional map into a virtual, walkable Rome using the gaming platform known as NVis360. The intern will work closely with Professor McPhee to prepare the data set to be used in the virtual reconstruction. We will document Falda’s Rome in map and views, checking Falda’s data against Rome today (Google Earth), against the surveyed map of 1748 by Giambattista Nolli, and against seventeenth-century ichnographic and surveyed maps that survive in the Roman archives. We will do spot research to check the heights of facades, the material of street surfaces, the width of piazzas. We will proceed block by block, façade by façade, to create an immersive, walkable, correctly scaled and detailed version of the Rome Falda’s etchings preserves for us ca. 1676. The virtual reconstruction will be featured in the exhibition Antichità, Teatro, Magnificenza: Renaissance and Baroque Images of Rome in the fall of 2013.
Academic Year 2013-14 project:
Working with Dr. Jasper Gaunt, Curator of Greek and Roman Art, on the organization of the recently acquired photographic archive of Conrad Stibbe. This comprises approximately 10,000 images of black-figure and black glaze pottery, terracottas, sculpture, bronze statuettes and vessels made in Sparta from around 700 to 400 BC, as well a large collection of offprints, and slides of Sparta and Laconia in general. In addition to physically organizing the material, the intern will work with Dr. Gaunt and others to explore ways that the might be accessed digitally.
Download the Mellon Internship Application here.
The Carlos Museum also offers unpaid internships, often for credit, and other opportunities for working and learning in a museum environment for Emory students. For more information about internships, contact Elizabeth Hornor by phone at 404-727-6118, or by email at ehornor@emory.edu.
Spring Semester 2013
CL329: Pyrotechnology in in the Ancient World
The experience of casting bronze and shaping glass has changed little since the 7th century BC: the artists who created the vessels, statues, and jewelry we find in Mediterranean archaeological sites would feel very comfortable in the foundries and studios of Atlanta. In this one-credit hour course, students will work with artists from Atlanta’s Inferno Foundry and Janke Studios of Atlanta’s Old Fourth Ward to close the gap between themselves and the craftsmen who lived on Hephaistos street in ancient Athens. We will start with examination of the bronze works in the Carlos galleries, looking closely for signs of technique, special skill, and the possibilities of the medium. Artists from the Inferno will then guide students through the lost-wax process, making a wax sculpture, forming a mold, pouring the molten metal, and finishing the final product at the Inferno Foundry in Union City, GA. We will then take up glass making of the kind practiced in antiquity – core-forming, slumping, sand casting and blowing. Transportation to Inferno Foundry and Janke Glass will be provided.
ArtHist 319: Kingship in Ancient Egypt
Have you ever wondered why the ruler of ancient Egypt is often referred to as a god-king? Does it seem absurd to you that a human being could be regarded as a god? In this class we will explore ancient Egyptian ideas about the king and the office of kingship in order to understand how a mortal king could also be in some sense divine. The ideology of kingship and the duties it imposed upon the king are reflected in much of the representational material surviving from ancient Egypt. We will examine how the Egyptians expressed their ideas about kingship visually, where these images were displayed, what their function was, who the intended audiences might have been, and what this tells us about the divine status of the king. The course will include visits to the Carlos Museum.
ArtHist 729: The Acropolis Museum
The nineteenth century project to lay bare the Periklean buildings on the Athenian Acropolis also brought to light thousands upon thousands of dedications. Some were locally made, but many were imports. This course addresses these votive gifts, offered by men and women, humble and elite alike: in particular the dedications that have survived physically in bronze, marble and pottery, as well as the contents of the temple treasuries, largely gold and silver plate long since melted down, but attested from inscriptions. While the focus will be on the archaic and classical periods, where the evidence is richest, the course will also examine the bronze age and geometric finds.
Objects from the Carlos Museum’s collections that are similar will be used in every class.
ArtHist 190: Aztec and Inca Art
The great empires of the Aztecs in what became Mexico and the Inka in what is now Peru were impressive in their art, architecture, statecraft, agriculture, and many other endeavors. This seminar will introduce these peoples from a cultural and an art historical point of view. Original works of art in the Carlos Museum will be part of class discussions.
ArtHist 735: Textiles of the Americas
This seminar concerns the technique, design, and iconography of fiber arts in the Americas, with special emphasis on the ancient Andean textile traditions, and those of the modern Maya of Guatemala and Kuna of Panamá. Works of art from the Carlos Museum will be featured, especially new acquisitions, and students will write museum labels for textile displays for 2014-2016.
ArtHist 387/ 592: Issues in the Conservation of Art and Cultural Property
This course will provide an introduction to the field of Art Conservation as well as an overview of the principle issues surrounding the care and preservation of cultural properties. Lecture and discussion will address historic materials and technologies, as well as aging properties, deterioration, and conservation treatment. Examples will be drawn from a wide variety of cultures and will represent diverse media, including paper, paintings, stone, metals, ceramics, archaeological remains, and historic monuments. We will examine the use of science to recognize fakes or forgeries, document artists' working methods, and identify historic materials. Discussions will consider issues of aesthetics, artist’s intent, change over time, and compensation for loss or damage.
ArtHist 393/ Phys 380: Special Topic – Investigating Art with Physics
This course will introduce students to a selection of art materials and to the physical techniques used to analyze them. Questions of material choice, working method, authenticity, provenance, and restoration are each addressed through the scientific investigation of art. Lecture and discussion will consider historical uses of materials in the production of art, as well as the circumstances motivating the scientific investigation of specific objects. Case studies from the Carlos Museum collection will provide context for these discussions. In hands-on workshops students will produce paper, drawings, and paintings on which they will conduct practical lab experiments using beta radiography, infrared reflectography, neutron activation analysis, and ultraviolet fluorescence. Prior coursework in physics, visual arts, or art history is not required.
Carlos Reads offers an opportunity to read great works of literature related to the Museum's collections and exhibitions in an informal, small group setting with distinguished members of the Emory faculty as a guide. Previous Carlos Reads groups have read Plato's Symposium, Herodotus' Histories, the Qur'an, and Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children, among others. Sign up to read and discuss one book, or many.
Carlos Reads discussions meet on Monday nights, unless otherwise noted, at 7:30 pm in the Board Room on the second floor of the Museum. Prices vary according to the number of sessions and always include the cost of the book. Registration is required for each club by calling 404 727-6118 or emailing ehornor@emory.edu.
During fall semester, participants will have the opportunity to read and discuss the following books:
Mondays, October 22, 29 & November 12 & 19
Madness and Delusion in Euripides
Over four Monday evenings, Emory Classics professor Peter Bing explores themes of madness and delusion in four works by Euripides — Herakles, Helen, The Bacchae and, the satyr-play Cyclops.
Fee: $45 for Carlos Museum members; $65 for non-members, and includes the cost of the books. THIS PROGRAM IS FULL AND NO ADDITIONAL RESERVATIONS CAN BE ACCEPTED
Monday, December 3
Prometheus Unbound
Power and Force, a man-friendly Titan, and a girl with cow's horns on her hear provide the cast of Prometheus Bound, possibly the oldest surviving Greek tragedy. Associate Professor of Ancient Mediterranean Studies Sandra Blakely, explores Aeschylus' use of the tortured Titan and the frenetic girl to ask perennial questions: is technology a gift? can man evolve? are absolute rulers absolutely awful or is there hope for a more just political system?
Fee: $20 for Carlos Museum members; $30 for non-members, and includes the cost of the book. THIS PROGRAM IS FULL AND NO ADDITIONAL RESERVATIONS CAN BE ACCEPTED
Mondays, January 28, February 4 & 11
Lucretius' On the Nature of the Universe
Garth Tissol of Emory’s Department of Classics leads readers through Lucretius’ On the Nature of the Universe. This is a chance to become familiar with the Roman poet’s philosophical and scientific poem, which lies behind the recent success of Greenblatt’s The Swerve. With fervid conviction Lucretius expounds the atomic theory of Epicurus, demonstrating that understanding the laws of nature will enable human beings to overcome the fears and anxieties that trouble them, such as the fear of death. False opinions and vain desires, he maintains, keep peace of mind from us. A remarkable self-help treatise, expressed in stirring verse, Lucretius’ work aroused controversy in his time and later by his view of the soul (it is mortal) and the gods (they do not take an interest in our affairs). We will read On the Nature of Things in the fluid and accessible translation of Ronald Melville.
Fee: $45 for Carlos Museum members; $65 for non-members, and includes the cost of the books.
THIS PROGRAM IS FULL AND NO ADDITIONAL RESERVATIONS CAN BE ACCEPTED
Monday, February 25
Letters From a Peruvian Woman
Karen Stolley, Associate Professor in Emory's Department of Spanish and Portuguese, leads readers through an eighteenth-century French best-seller, Françoise de Graffigny's Letters from a Peruvian Woman. First published in 1747, Graffigny's epistolary novel tells the story of the Inca princess Zilia, captured by Spanish conquistadors only to be rescued and taken to France by a dashing French ship captain. Zilia's letters to Aza, the Inca lover from whom she has been cruelly separated, bring together sentimental fiction, a brilliant critique of French society, an early feminist argument, and eighteenth-century European ideas about Amerindian civilization. Fee: $20 for Carlos Museum members; $30 for non-members, and includes the cost of the book.
Mondays, April 1, 8, & 15
Thucydides' The Peloponnesian War
At the end of the 5th century BCE, Thucydides the Athenian claimed that his account of the war between Athens and Sparta was written as a “possession for all time.” Indeed his text continues to this day to provoke discussion about a wide range of issues, from the nature of historical inquiry and narrative to the realities of human nature and the possibility of human justice. Cynthia Patterson of Emory’s History Department, with assistance from W.R. Connor’s classic narrative commentary Thucydides, leads readers through this powerful and influential text.
Fee: $55 for Carlos Museum members; $70 for non-members, and includes the cost of the books.
Friday, September 14
Noon, Reception Hall
In a program titled Musical Fireworks, Emory’s Quartet-in-Residence and pianist William Ransom perform a variety of virtuosic showpieces.
Friday, October 12
Noon, Reception Hall
Laura Ardan, principal clarinet with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, joins the Vega String Quartet for a performance of Mozart’s extraordinary clarinet quintet.
Friday, November 16
Noon, Reception Hall
William Ransom, Mary Emerson Professor of Piano at Emory and Artistic Director of the Emory Chamber Music Society, performs his favorite works for solo piano including works by Chopin, Beethoven, and Gershwin’s splendid Rhapsody in Blue.
Friday, December 7
Noon, Reception Hall
Emory’s Young Artists Side by Side features some of the finest undergraduate string talent from the Music Department performs alongside their mentors, the Vega Quartet.
Friday, January 18
Noon, Reception Hall
US Poet Laurete and Pulitzer-Prize winner Natasha Trethewey reads from her work in between the songs from Robert Schumann’s masterpiece “Dichterleibe” sung by tenor Bradley Howard.
Tuesday, February 5
7:30 pm, Reception Hall
William Ransom, Mary Emerson Professor of Piano at Emory and Artistic Director of the Emory Chamber Music Society, the Vega String Quartet, and Bradley Howard, tenor perform Heinrich Biber's The Batle, Vaughn-Williams' On Wenlock Edge and Shostakovich's Piano Trio in a program titled The Music of War. This concert is held in conjunction with the exhibition Plains of War: European War Prints 1500-1825.
Friday, February 15
Noon, Reception Hall
A program of Valentine’s Day Love Songs features instrumental and vocal music of love with tenor Bradley Howard, pianist William Ransom and the Vega Quartet
Friday, March 22
Noon, Reception Hall
Don't miss this performance of Brahm's dramatic Viola Sonata in F Minor played by Yinzi Kong and the Horn Trio featuring hornist Brice Andrus.
Friday, April 12
Noon, Reception Hall
Brilliant young Concertmaster of the Atlanta Symphony, David Coucheron, makes his Noontime Series debut with Grieg’s C Minor Sonata and Beethoven’s Spring Sonata.
Friday, May 10
Noon, Reception Hall
The "Best of Beethoven” features selected movements from favorite violin and cello sonatas, piano trios, and string quartets, played by the Vega Quartet and pianist William Ransom.
Why should students visit the Carlos Museum? Because throughout time and across cultures, human beings have taken the materials of the earth and created works of art that express their humanity. From the most beautiful work of sculpture to the humblest ceramic pot; these objects reveal the stories of civilization, from belief systems to political philosophies, to societal roles and structures, to patterns of daily life. Docent-led tours of the collections of the Carlos Museum are designed to meet Georgia Performance Standards in many areas of the curriculum, providing a vivid entry to the study of world cultures through art. Expand the classroom experience and the imaginations of your students with a visit to Emory’s Carlos Museum. During tours students will:
- build critical-thinking skills
- compare similarities and differences (Social Studies Skills Matrix #1.)
- analyze artifacts ( Social Studies Skills Matrix #10.)
- draw conclusions and make generalizations (Social Studies Skills Matrix #11.)
- understand how people express their beliefs and ideas through objects (Historical Understanding; all levels).
- explore diversity and a variety of religious concepts (Historical Understanding; all levels)
- become acquainted with cultures and traditions from around the world (Historical and Geographic Understanding, all levels).
Teachers may request tours of the Museum's special exhibitions, specific areas of the permanent collection (up to three galleries, choosing from Ancient Egypt, Ancient Near East, Classical Greece and Rome, South Asia, Art of the Ancient Americas, and Sub-Saharan Africa), or curriculum-based theme tours designed to meet Georgia Performance Standards. See below for curriculum based themes:
Elementary School Archaeology. As they explore the galleries, students will learn about pioneering archaeologists like Kathleen Kenyon and the development of stratigraphy at the ancient site of Jericho. They will discover the excitement of analyzing artifacts once they have come out of the ground, from Egyptian mummies and coffins to sculpture, pottery, and jewelry from ancient Greece. They will discover the role of x-rays, chemical analysis, and other scientific techniques that contribute to an archaeologist’s understanding of an object.
Mythology. The Carlos collections abound with images from favorite mythological stories. From the Egyptian battle between Seth and Osiris, to the labors of the Greek hero Herakles, to the Mayan creation story, the Popol Vuh, students can explore character, plot, and setting, but also the larger meanings the myths had for the cultures that developed them.
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Middle School World Religions. This journey through the galleries explores objects related to Hinduism and Buddhism including Durga subduing the buffalodemon, and Buddha in the famous “calling the earth to witness” posture. Oil lamps, pilgrim flasks, and images of Jonah swimming represent only a few of the objects created during the formative years of Judaism and Christianity. In the African galleries, students will explore objects from the traditional, indigenous religions as well as pieces influenced by the spread of Christianity and Islam.
The Ancient Americans Before the Collision of Cultures. Students explore the civilizations that were in place when the Europeans arrived. Learn about the economic system that united the enormous Inka Empire through the use of a knotted code. The importance of maize is seen in planting implements, painted ceramics, and jewelry. The art of personal adornment is highlighted from giant, gold earspools and labrets to body paint. Students will have an opportunity to decorate their bodies with patterns based on the ancient American roller stamps in the museum.
African Kingdoms. Explore the great African kingdoms including the Asante, Yoruba, and the ancient kingdom of Ethiopia. Students will be introduced to images of power in warrior figures, elite jewelry, ritual weapons, and objects that represent spiritual power contained in masks and a magnificent egungun costume. Objects that reflect the influence of European colonization can be seen in traditional shrine sculptures that include images based on imported objects such as umbrellas, top hats, and teapots. The gold figures and weights from Ghana come from the Asante people who once controlled the gold trade and developed kente cloth, the fabric that has come to represent the rich cultures of Africa to much of the world. For additional resources for the African collections, see Discovery Outreach Program Royal Class: Kente, Gold Trade and the Asante Kingdom.
High School
World History. Explore the ancient Mediterranean world, birthplace of writing and laws. See Egyptian and Nubian art showcasing decorated coffins, mummies, and hieroglyphs on papyrus and carved in stone. The Classical galleries emphasize the great stories of civilization on painted pottery and include objects from ancient athletic games, architecture, theater and beautifully crafted items traded throughout the Mediterranean.The Asian galleries introduce the dynamic images of the Hindu religion and the calm serenity of images of the Buddha. Enter the ancient American world for Maya and Inka works expressing the bond between the natural and supernatural worlds and the religious system of shamanism, found throughout the Americas. The African collection includes traditional objects for public festival and private ritual use, and images that show the influence of European colonization. Ancient Civilizations. The ancient civilizations of the Near East, Egypt, and Greece come to life in the galleries at the Carlos. Students can explore the first settled communities of the Fertile Crescent, where writing, law, and trade developed. They can experience first hand the grandeur of ancient Egypt through mummies, elaborately painted coffins, royal sculpture, and hieroglyphic inscriptions on papyrus. In the ancient Greek galleries, sculpture, painted pottery, coins, and jewelry convey the richness of Greek mythology, the cultural values of honor and excellence, and the development of theater and epic poetry. Students will discover how Alexander the Great spread “Hellenism” from North Africa to Roman Britain through warfare, but also through trade and the spread of the Greek language.
Times and Texts of the Bible. Learn how objects from the Egyptian, Near Eastern, and Classical collections relate to the times and texts of the Hebrew Bible and the Greek New Testament. Tour includes an exploration of cylinder seals, pilgrim flasks, oil lamps and images of Bible stories left on pottery fragments from 1st century North Africa.
Foreign Languages
Spanish classes: Vea Y Explore. Spanish explorers brought their language to Meso, Central, and South America, but remarkable indigenous cultures predated their arrival. The ancient American galleries feature intricate textiles, elaborate work in gold and silver, and ceramics created by the Inka, Maya and other cultures in the region. The guide to this collection, Animals in the Art of the Ancient Americas, uses animals to explore concepts important to the ancient Americans such as shamanism and the authenticity of visions, the connection to the natural world, and the earth as a source of life. Each student may choose the Spanish or English publication.
Latin Classes: Ars Longa, Vita Brevis. Since art is long and life, short, seize the day and visit Ulysses and the Cyclops, Menelaus and Helen, Europa and the Bull, and the Emperor Tiberius. Discover the importance of Roman imperial portraiture and propaganda. Find images of metamorphoses and reinforce your reading with scenes from Ovid and Virgil. Explore Roman funeral rituals and translate inscription on cinerary urns. Meet Romulus and Remus and see how important archaeology is in understanding the objects from Roman daily life.
Art Classes
Drawing in the Galleries: Tour and Workshop. Throughout history artists have drawn their inspiration and honed their eye by drawing from the great works of art. Why not inspire the young artists of Georgia with the Carlos collections? Spend an hour and a half exploring a collection, discussing the elements of art and drawing technique, and participating in a sustained drawing activity guided by experienced docent-artists.
Need help funding transportation for a Museum visit?
A generous member of the Carlos Museum's Advisory Board has given funding to support the cost of bus transportation to the Museum for Title I schools. K-12 teachers may receive up to $300 towards the cost of bus transporation. Contact Julie Green at 404.727.2363 or jgree09@emory.edu to apply. Funding will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis.
Target Field Trip Grants provides grants that allow teachers and students to learn in all kinds of settings. To apply for a Field Trip Grant go to www.target.com/grants.
Undergraduate and graduate students are invited to join the Museum's Docent Guild to give tours to K-12 groups, students, and the general public. Each fall new student docents are recruited and receive training on the collections. They begin touring in the spring. This provides students an excellent opportunity to develop research and presenation skills. For information, please contact Julie Green at jgree09@emory.edu.
The Carlos Museum offers a wide variety of public programs of interest to Emory students. For a complete listing of these programs, please see the Calendar.
The collections of the Michael C. Carlos Museum represent an important curricular resource for Emory faculty. Comprised of over 16,000 works from the ancient Near East, Egypt, Greece, the ancient Americas, sub-Saharan Africa, and works on paper from the middle ages to the present, the collections offer unique opportunities to engage students in discussions about original works of art and the civilizations that produced them.
The galleries provide an intimate setting for “out of the classroom” teaching. The diverse collections provide points of connection with a variety of disciplines and unique opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration. Faculty in art history, classics, religion, creative writing, dance, anthropology, and the sciences use the collections regularly in their teaching. The Museum encourages faculty from all disciplines to take advantage of the teaching opportunities available in the galleries and in the Museum’s classroom space using objects and works on paper from storage.
Guided and self-guided tours for students are available by calling 404 727-0519. Members of the Museum staff are available to help create connections between the Museum’s collections and exhibitions and coursework.
The Museum works with academic departments on campus to develop public programs of interest to the academic community. For a complete listing of these programs, please see the Calendar.
Public Tours: Members of the Museum's Docent Guild lead public tours of the permanent collection and special exhibitions every Sunday at 2:00 p.m. Tours begin in the Rotunda on Level One of the Museum.
Docent-led tours are available for groups of ten or more by appointment. Please contact Nina West by phone at 404-727-0519 or by email at nwest@emory.edu to schedule a tour for your group. Please call at least two weeks in advance. For special needs tours, please contact Julie Green by phone at 404-727-2363 or by email at jgree09@emory.edu.
An MP3 audio tour of highlights of the the permanent collection is available at the Reception Desk on Level One. The MP3 format allows visitors to hear from Museum and University experts at the touch of a button. The guide is available for a rental fee of $2. Museum members enjoy unlimited free usage.
A second audio tour makes connections between the Museum's permanent collections and the times and texts Bible. Curators and faculty members from Emory University's Candler School of Theology and the Departments of Religion and Middle Eastern Studies explore objects in relation to biblical texts to enhance our understanding of the cultures out of which Judaism and Christianity developed. The guide is available for a rental fee of $2. Museum members enjoy unlimited free usage.
The Michael C. Carlos Museum welcomes homeschool school groups to explore the Museum's collections and special exhibitions with members of the Museum's Docent Guild.
To schedule a guided tour, download the new Tour Reservation Request Form, which can be filled out and returned to the Museum by email to nwest@emory.edu or by fax to 404-727-4292. Once your tour request form is received, you will be contacted by Office of Educational Programs staff to confirm your tour. Your tour is not confirmed simply by submiting the request form, but only when you have received an email confirmation and invoice.
The Carlos Museum announces Carlos Conversations, a series of podcasts that use works of art in the Carlos Collection to spark conversations between distinguished members of Emory’s faculty. Developed in conjunction with Antenna Audio, each podcast brings together experts from different disciplines to look at museum objects in new and unusual ways.
Voted "Best Use of New Technology for Exploring Ancient Ideas" in the 2008 "Best of Atlanta" issue of Atlanta Magazine!
Download any podcast to your iPod or any portable mp3 player, bring it to the museum and receive free admission!
The Carlos Museum's interactive web site for kids of all ages continues to grow and expand. The ancient American and Greek sections have recently been updated. The Egyptian site is being updated now. Imaginative design and interactive technology create an engaging and entertaining way to explore the art and culture of the ancient world. Designed for the elementary and middle school student, Odyssey Online allows self-directed exploration of works of art in the Museum's collections and the cultures that produced them.